Why open data?

Publicly available and accessible data is an essential part of government. By accessing and working with public data, individuals, advocacy groups, organizations, and businesses, can make an impact in their communities in a variety of ways.

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Improve Trust

Open data promotes transparency and accountability, improving community trust in public agencies and services.

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Improve efficiency

Making data open by default reduces requests for public information, which saves staff time.

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Improve government services

Public data helps start conversations around how we can improve our public services then measure progress.